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-35- Stipulation No. 8 WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE APPLICANT SHALL REVISE THE PERMIT APPLICATION TO INCLUDE THE PLAN APPROVED AND INCORPORATED INTO THE MCCLANE CANYON PERMIT APPLICATION) FOR SURFACE MANIPULATION OF SOILS TO ENHANCE MOISTURE RETENTION AND REDUCE EROSION DURING RECLAMATION. THE PLAN SHALL BE INITIATED BY THE APPLICANT DURING RECLAMATION. With acceptance by the applicant of the above stipulations, the operation will be in compliance with the requirements of this section. XII. Vegetation Information - Rule 2.04.10 Baseline vegetation information for the Munger Canyon feline can be found in Section 4.8 of Volume I, Sections 3.1.1 and 4.5 of Volume VI, and on Figure 4.5-1s of Volume VII of the permit application. The Division has reviewed this portion of the application and determined that the information is adequate. All previous concerns relating to the baseline vegetation information section of the initial permanent program permit application have been resolved, with the exception of their incorporation into the permit application. In the initial sampling program undertaken, inadequate numbers of samples were taken to provide the current desired levels of confidence (p greater than or equal to .80 for non-herbaceous communities, d = .10, alpha = 2) for the productivity of the greaswood shrubland, shadscale shrubland, and juniper woodland vegetation types. The Salt Creek Mining Company Munger Canyon Mine contains the same vegetative communities (with the exception of the Big sagebrush community) as, and is located contiguously to, the Salt Creek Mining Company McClane Canyon Mine. Abiotic factors affecting the occurrence of vegetation communities are similar. For this reason, data from the two mine sites for productivity of the above communities were compared to determine if the communities of McClane and Munger Canyon were from differing populations. It was verified statistically that the McClane and Munger respective communities were not significantly different in terms of vegetative productivity within the bounds of each vegetative community. Data from the McClane and Munger sites were combined (within communities between sites), and it was determined that the combined data met confidence level requirements. The initial 5-year permit for the Munger Canyon Mine contained a stipulation (No. 9) requiring the permittee to resample the Munger Canyon big sagebuush community for production during the 1983 growing season. A satisfactory response to the stipulation was received, therefore, the requirements of Stipulation No. 9 attached to the initial 5-year permit are considered resolved.